July 14, 2025

CCAA Student-Athletes Ready to Represent Canada at 2025 FISU Summer World University Games

Team Canada off to Germany for 2025 FISU Summer World University Games

The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) proudly celebrates the outstanding student-athletes from our member institutions who are set to compete at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, from July 16–27.

In badminton, the CCAA will be represented by Timothy Lock and Sherry Wu of Humber Polytechnic, and Ritu Shah of the University of King's College. These athletes will take on the world's best post-secondary players, showcasing the strength and depth of collegiate badminton in Canada.

The CCAA is also pleased to acknowledge student-athletes from member institutions participating in other sports at the Games:

Men's Volleyball: Tim Ebbs (Keyano College) will compete for Australia.
Artistic Gymnastics: Virginie Therrien (CÉGEP André-Laurendeau, Montréal, Que.) as well as Kahlyn Lawson and Maddison Hajjar (John Abbott College, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.)
TaeKwon Do: Sophia Fokas (Humber Polytechnic, Richmond Hill, Ont., W 53 kg)

Best of luck to all CCAA student-athletes and the entire Canadian delegation as they proudly compete on the world stage!

Led by chef de mission Karla Karch, an Olympian and the athletic director at Mount Royal, Team Canada will consist of 125 athletes, supported by 55 staff, to the event, and will compete in nine sports: archery, artistic gymnastics, athletics, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo. The full list is included after this release.

This will be the first appearance for Canada at a Summer World University Games since Naples 2019, after missing the 2021 games (which were postponed to 2023 due to COVID) in Chengdu, China, and the cancellation of the 2023 games, which had been set for Ekaterinburg, Russia. Canada picked up six medals in 2019, one gold, one silver and four bronze.

Best of luck to all CCAA participants and the entire Canadian delegation as they proudly wear the maple leaf in Germany!

TEAM CANADA FULL DELEGATION:

ARCHERY: (7 athletes: 4 women, 3 men) – July 22-26, Essen

Athlete	Hometown	School	Category
Jyotsna Challa	Halifax, N.S.	Dalhousie	W Compound
Natalee Chan	Mississauga, Ont.	Toronto	W Recurve
Victor Chen	Vancouver, B.C.	Waterloo	M Recurve
Amelia Gagne	Peterborough, Ont.	Trent	W Recurve
Trevor Hoy	Norwood, Ont.	Trent	M Compound
Benjamen Lee	Kitchener, Ont.	Waterloo	M Recurve
Brynnleigh Lohner	Carbon, Alta.	Calgary	W Compound

Coaches: Mitchell Isaac (Pointe-a-la-Croix, Que.), Jody Wacowich (Carbon, Alta.)

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: (9: 4 women, 5 men) – July 22-26, Essen

Athlete	Hometown	School
Matteo Bardana	Oakville, Ont.	California	M
Yanni Chronopoulos	Milton, Ont.	Nebraska	M
Felix Dolci	Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Que.	LaSalle College (Mtl.)	M
William Emard	Laval, Que.	UQAM	M
Maddison Hajjar	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.	John Abbott College	W
Kahlyn Lawson	Beaconsfield, Que.	John Abbott College	W
Jayson Rampersad	Montreal, Que.	Concordia	M
Virginie Therrien	Montreal, Que.	CÉGEP André-Laurendeau	W
Evandra Zlobec	Baie-d'Urfé, Que.	Collégial International Sainte-Anne	W

Coaches: Julie Charron (St-Basile-le-Grand, Que.), Monica Nolet (Blainville, Que.), Johanne Soucy (St-Joseph-du-Lac, Que.
Medical: Alexandra Zaluski (Saskatoon, Sask.)

ATHLETICS: (50: 24 women, 26 men) – July 21-26, Bochum

Athlete	Hometown	School	Event
Nike Abiodun	Waterloo, Ont.	Guelph	W 100m Hurdles*†
Julia Agostinelli	London, Ont.	Toronto	W 800m
Georgia Bernhard	Guelph, Ont.	UNB	W 3000m Steeplechase
Camille Boudreau	Quebec City, Que.	Laval	W 1500m
Tyra Boug	Kitchener, Ont.	Western	W 100m Hurdles*†
William Boyle	Winnipeg, Man.	UNB	M 5000m
Miles Brackenbury	Kingston, Ont.	Queen's	M Half-marathon
Travis Campbell	Milton, Ont.	Guelph	M 100m*
Elise Coates	Nanaimo, B.C.	Victoria	W 5000m
Chloe Coutts	Toronto, Ont.	Western	W 1500m
Sophie Coutts	Toronto, Ont.	Western	W 800m
Lara Denbow	Neepawa, Man.	Manitoba	W High Jump
Emanuel Desilets	Laval. Que.	Western	M Decathlon
Niko Dowhos	Thunder Bay, Ont.	Lakehead	M 100m*
Joshua Duckman	Toronto, Ont.	Western	M 200m†
Daniel Earles	Conception Bay South, N.L.	Trinity Western	M 400m†
Wesley Eze	Calgary, Alta.	Alberta	M Shot Put, Discus
Rachel Grenke	Edmonton, Alta.	Alberta	W Pole Vault
Aiden Grout	Pitt Meadows, B.C.	Toronto	M High Jump
Jessica Gyamfi	London, Ont.	Ottawa	W Shot Put, W Discus
Hannah Hagerty	Regina, Sask.	Saskatchewan	W Long Jump*
Keshawn Igbinosun	Toronto, Ont.	Brock	M 400m†
Lauchlan Irish	Victoria, B.C.	Lethbridge	M Triple Jump
April Kippers	St. Albert, Alta.	Alberta	W Pole Vault
Thomas Laviolette	Mascouche, Que.	Montréal	M 5000m
Chelsea MacIsaac	Greenfield, N.S.	Dalhousie	W Hammer Throw
Shelby MacIsaac	Riverview, N.B.	UNB	W 400m Hurdles†
Ashley Maguire	LaSalle, Ont.	Western	W 5000m
Dawson Mann	Sanford, Man.	Manitoba	M 800m
Celia Markovinovic	Puslinch, Ont.	Waterloo	W High Jump, Long Jump
David Moulongou	Ottawa, Ont.	Ottawa	M 400m Hurdles†
Jake Neufeld	Saskatoon, Sask.	Saskatchewan	M Decathlon
Vivian Ogor	Waterloo, Ont.	Western	W 100m*
Doyin Ogunremi	Ottawa, Ont.	Ottawa	W 200m*†
Favour Okpali	Toronto, Ont.	Western	W 400m†
Georgia Oland	Calgary, Alta.	Calgary	W 100m, W 200m*
Emma Parnetta	Calgary, Alta.	Calgary	W 200m*
Jonathan Podbielski	Regina, Sask.	Regina	M 1500m
Alec Purnell	Dundas, Ont.	McMaster	M 800m, 1500m
Rui Ramsay	Calgary, Alta.	Trinity Western	M 4x100m
Liv Sands	London, Ont.	Western	M Shot Put
Robin Selkirk	Whitby, Ont.	Western	M Heptathlon
Arman Shahzadeh	Richmond Hill, Ont.	Western	M Long Jump
Jordan Soufi	Winnipeg, Man.	Manitoba	M 200m*
A.J. Stanat	St. Thomas, Ont.	Windsor	M Shot Put
Marisha Thompson	Victoria, B.C.	Victoria	W 3000m Steeplechase
Ben Tilson	Windsor, Ont.	Windsor	M 400m Hurdles†
Daxx Turner	Neepawa, Man.	Manitoba	M Triple Jump
Kenneth West	Brampton, Ont.	Western	M Long Jump
Paige Willems	Warman, Sask.	Saskatchewan	W 400m†

* - 4x100 relay pool, † - 4x400 relay pool

Head Coach: Vickie Croley (Western)
Throws coach: Ciera Heshka-Wolf (Alberta)
Endurance coach: Joseph McDonough (Lakehead)
Jumps/Combined coaches: Sabrina Nettey (Regina), Gee-ef Nkwonta (Manitoba)
Sprints/Hurdles coaches: Jason Reindl (Saskatchewan), Jessica Zelinka (Calgary)
Manager: Matt Deans (Calgary)
Medical: Kelsey Arseneault (Bishop's), Lindsey Parent (Laurent)

BADMINTON: (12: 6 women, 6 men) – July 17-26, Mulheim

Athlete	Hometown	University	Events
Kiren Milan Deraj	Winnipeg, Man.	Herzing College (Tor.)	Mixed Doubles$
Chloe Hoang	Markham, Ont.	Ontario Tech	W Singles, Mixed Doubles*
Victor Lai	Scarborough, Ont.	York	M Singles, M Doubles#
Timothy Lock	Markham, Ont.	Humber Polytechnic	M Singles, Mixed Doubles*
Nathan Mills	Toronto, Ont.	Toronto	M Doubles%
Sophia Nong	Thornhill, Ont.	York	W Doubles&, Mixed Doubles^
Ritu Shah	Bedford, N.S.	Univ. of King's College	W Doubles†
Harold Tan	Markham, Ont.	Toronto	M Singles, M Doubles%
Jasper Tang	Markham, Ont.	Western	M Doubles#, Mixed Doubles^
Sherry Wu	Ottawa, Ont.	Humber Polytechnic	Mixed Doubles$
Alena Yu	Edmonton, Alta.	Alberta	W Singles, W Doubles†
Eliana Zhang	Montreal, Que.	McGill	W Singles, W Doubles&

(All athletes are competing in the mixed team tournament. Symbols denote doubles pairs)

Coaches: Val Loker (Edmonton, Alta.) and Efendi Wijaya (Markham, Ont.)

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (2: 2 women) – July 17-19, Essen

Athlete	Hometown	School
Erica Lee	Vancouver, B.C.	UC San Diego
Suzanna Shahbazian	Montreal, Que.	CÉGEP de Saint-Laurent

Coaches: Natalia Popova (Montreal, Que.)

ROWING (12: 7 women, 5 men) – July 25-27, Duisberg

Athlete	Hometown	University	Event
Ceilidh Aho	Newmarket, Ont.	Guelph	W Coxless four
Connor Attridge	Coquitlam, B.C.	Cambridge (UK)	M Coxless pair
Bob Bryden	Calgary, Alta.	Durham (UK)	M Coxless pair
Olivia Calbeck	Brantford, Ont.	Western	W Coxless four
Catherine Chénier-Gagnon	Gatineau, Que.	McGill	W Double scull
Pepper Howe	Montreal, Que.	Victoria	W Double scull
Ceilidh MacDonald	Barrie, Ont.	Queen's	W Coxless four
Emily Munroe	Halifax, N.S.	Southern California	W Single scull
Calvin Pally	Saskatoon, Sask.	Saskatchewan	M Double scull
Charles-Etienne Tabet	Boucherville, Ont.	Brock	M Single scull
Madelyn Vandermeer	Rockwood, Ont.	UBC	W Coxless four
Keithan Woodhouse	Fonthill, Ont.	Brock	M Double scull

Manager: Garrah Parkes (Guelph/Guelph, Ont.),
Coaches: Stephanie Marchand (McGill/Boucherville, Que.), Mary Rao (Brock/Mount Hope, Ont.).

SWIMMING (12: 7 women, 5 men) – July 17-23, Berlin

Athlete	Hometown	University	Individual Events
Shona Branton	Port Lambton, Ont.	Western	W BR: 100
Julie Brousseau	Ottawa, Ont.	Florida	W FR: 200, 400, 800; IM: 400
Collyn Gagne	Milton, Ont.	Simon Fraser	M IM: 400
Patrick Hussey	Montreal, Que.	North Carolina	M FR: 100, 200; BF: 100, 200
Delia Lloyd	Toronto, Ont.	Ohio State	W FR: 50, 100; BK: 100, 200
Ben Loewen	Toronto, Ont.	Toronto	M BF: 200
Ashley McMillan	Penticton, B.C.	Southern California	W BA: 100; IM: 200
Emma O'Croinin	Edmonton, Alta.	UBC	W FR: 200
Julia Strojnowska	Vancouver, B.C.	Auburn	W FR: 400
Brayden Taivassalo	Newmarket, Ont.	Arizona State*	M BR: 50
Liam Weaver	Calgary, Alta.	Toronto	M FR: 50
Chris Weeks	St. John's, N.L.	Memorial	M FR: 50

Strokes: BK – backstroke, BF – butterfly, BR – breaststroke, FR – freestyle, IM – individual medley
* - Transferred from Texas after the 2025 season
Team leader: Martin Gingras (Baie d'Urfé, Que.)
Team manager: Bette El-Hawary (Halifax, N.S.)
Head coach: Chrystèle Roy-L'Ecuyer (Montréal/Greenfield Park, Que.).

TABLE TENNIS: (6: 4 women, 2 men) – July 17-24, Essen

Athlete	Hometown	School	Events
Nicole Cai	Toronto, Ont.	Western	W Team, W Singles, W Doubles*
Gina Fu	Toronto, Ont.	Cornell	W Team, W Singles, W Doubles*
Kevin Guo	Oakville, Ont.	Yale	M Singles, M Doubles%, Mixed Doubles^
Ivy Liao	Vancouver, B.C.	UBC	W Team, W Singles, W Doubles#, Mixed Doubles^
Crystal Liu	San Diego, Calif.	UCLA	W Team, W Singles, W Doubles#, Mixed Doubles†
Terence Yeung	North York, Ont.	Western	M Singles, M Doubles%, Mixed Doubles†

(symbols indicate doubles pairs)

Coach: Zhenyu Qi (Vancouver, B.C.)

TAEKWONDO: (15: 9 women, 6 men) – July 17-23, Essen

Athlete	Hometown	School	Event(s)
Leonarda Andric	Ottawa, Ont.	Ottawa	W 67 kg, W Team Kyorugi
Ayoub Bouriel	Québec, Que.	TELUQ	M 74 kg
Nithan Brindamohan	Vaughan, Ont.	Toronto Metropolitan	W 46 kg
Sarangi Brindamohan	Vaughan, Ont.	Toronto	M 54 kg
Kai-Hsin Chang	Toronto, Ont.	Western	M Individual Poomsae, M Team Poomsae
Yohan Chang	Vaughan, Ont.	York	M 63 kg
Emma Chau	Markham, Ont.	Toronto	W Individual Poomsae, W Team Poomsae
Gordon Cheuk	Richmond, B.C.	Simon Fraser	M Team Poomsae
Sophia Fokas	Richmond Hill, Ont.	Humber Polytechnic	W 53 kg
Rachel Fountain	Wellesley, Ont.	Laurier	W +73 kg
Valerie Ho	Red Deer, Alta.	Calgary	W Team Poomsae
Josipa Kafadar	Burnaby, B.C.	Simon Fraser	W 49 kg, W Team Kyorugi
Sofie Nicholson	Surrey, B.C.	Simon Fraser	W 73 kg, W Team Kyorugi
Ethan So	Richmond Hill, Ont.	McMaster	Mixed Team Poomsae, M Team Poomsae
Evelyn Wu	North York, Ont.	Toronto	Mixed Team Poomsae, W Team Poomsae

Team Leader: Allan Wrigley (Sooke, B.C.)
Coach - Poomsae: Ri Seong Kang (Aurora, Ont.)
Coaches – Kyorugi: George Koh (Ottawa, Ont.), Daniel Thornton (Abbotsford, B.C.)

MISSION STAFF:

Chef de Mission: Karla Karch (Mount Royal)
Assistant Chef de Mission: Alexandra Roy (U SPORTS)
Operations Director: Brian Finniss (Acadia)
Operations Officers: Breanna Burton (Queen's), Guy Dubé (RMC), Loralyn Murdoch (UNBC), Katya Sodamin (Mount Royal)
Communications Manager: Chris Cameron, (Acadia)
Communications Officers: Kevin Baxter (Queen's), Connor Hood (Alberta), Mike Still (Manitoba)
Photographer: Steve Brooks (Waterloo)

Chief Medical Officer: Jessica Curran (Carleton)
Chief Therapist: Dinah Hampson (Toronto)
Physicians: Danielle Kelton (Western), Erika Persson (Alberta), Scott Shallow (Queen's)
Therapists: Monty Churchman (Saskatchewan), Karen Hyslop-Gibson (Hamilton, Ont.), Mireille Landry (Toronto), Joanne Pady (Victoria), Natalie Paladino (Laurier), Marie-Claude Saint-Amour (Montréal)
Clinic Manager: Antoine Atallah (Major Games Canada)